Ian Kummer

Medieval Feudalism: An Amazing Book, and Some Unsettling Similarities to Today

January 20, 2026January 29, 2021 by Ian Kummer

Carl Stephenson paints a beautiful and easy to digest picture of life in a traditional feudal society during the Early and High Middle Ages. That’s what makes this book so important. To understand the hierarchy and power structure of the modern capitalist world, it is important to understand feudalism. This actually isn’t as difficult as … Read more

Palpatine in Hell

January 2, 2026January 26, 2021 by Ian Kummer

How did Palpatine end up in Hell? It’s an interesting story, but boils down to a simple answer. He set himself up for it.

Android Revolution: Chapter 1

January 2, 2026January 14, 2021 by Ian Kummer

John Landon, the most brilliant robotics scientist to ever live, is on the verge of reaching his own utopia; to reverse a tragedy that devastated his life. But today, a wild card he never could have expected is poised to ruin everything. John finds out he’s being stalked by a mentally ill policewoman who’s convinced that androids are plotting to take over the world.

Alita – The Antithesis of Toxic Feminism

January 20, 2026January 12, 2021 by Ian Kummer

Summary: Alita is fun and beautifully done, and well worth seeing. Feminists’ reviews were savage. Their attacks reveal much about them and the new puritanism (ideological, not religious) sweeping America.

Spielberg Saved Private Ryan and Killed Patriotism

January 20, 2026November 22, 2020 by Ian Kummer

Synopsis: The classic 1998 gory D-Day movie Saving Private Ryan is a triumph of war cinema that lesser filmmakers have attempted to imitate countless times in the following decades up to the present day. Saving Private Ryan practically defined the entire genre of American war films, but also helped destroy it, perhaps irreversibly.